Side frame



5 i IIIIIIIIIII#/ 5 IDE FRAME M. H. MARTIN May 24, 1932.

Filed Aug. 26, 1925 IIIIIIIIIIIIII N h I Patented May 24, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT ol-Pica MARK I-I. MARTIN, or BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR To me SYMINGTON com.

PANY, OF NEW YORK, Y., A CORPORATION OF MARYLAND FRAME Application filed August 26, 1925. Serial No. 52,579.

This invention relates to side frames for railway car trucks and more particularly to an improved construction of side frames with journal boxes integrally connected at the ends thereof.

The principal object of my invention, generally considered, is the construction of side frames formed with journal boxes integrally connected at the ends thereof in such a mannor as to be separate from the main truss portion of the frame.

An object of my invention is the provision of an improved side frame for railway car trucks in which journal boxes are integrally formed at the ends thereof, the webof the tension member of said frame, however, not connecting directly with the journal boxes but passing above the upper inner corner of each journal box and merging with the Igorresponding web of the compression memstruction of side frames for railway car trucks in which the compression and tension membersthereof are formed generally of inverted U or channel shape in cross section with the webs of said members merging at the ends thereof without intersecting journal boxes integral with the frame, said journal boxes being connected with said members by flanges extending from said web portions.

' A further object of my invention is the formation of an integral cast steel side frame with journal boxes at the ends thereof, said frame involving compression and tension members of channel or U shape in cross section with the flanges of said members merging and forming continuations one of another near the journal boxes, the webs of said members, however, not connecting directly with said journal boxes. A still further object of my invention is the provision of cast steel side frames for railway car trucks in which the compression and tension members are'generally U shape in cross section with upper webs and depending flange portions, said web portions merging together over integral journal boxes a jacent the ends of the frames with the web of the tension member departing from the Another object of my invention is the 0011-" upper contour thereof near said journal boxes, whereby the flanges of said tension member are continued upwardly beyond the web portions thereof and curved to merge with the correspondingflanges of the compression member, said flanges below the web of the tension member connecting the integral boxes at the ends" of the frame and said connection being-additionally reinforced by substantially triangular transversely ex tending gusset portions.

Other obj ects and advantages of the invention relating to the particular arrangement and combination of the various parts, will become apparent as the description proceeds.

Referring to the drawings illustrating my invention, the scope whereof'is defined by the appended claims: 7

Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevation of one end of a cast side frame for railway car trucks, a'portion thereof being shown in section.

Figure 2 is a plan view of that portion of the side frame shown in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a detail cross sectional view on the line 33.of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a detail cross sectional View on the line H of Figure 1. i Referring to the drawings in detail, like referencecharacters designating like parts,

there is illustrated one end of a sideframe 1 formed witha compression member 2, a tension member 3, and integral journal boxes 4. As will be understood by those skilled in the art, although only one end of the frame is illustrated, theother endfthereof is similarly constructed so that a symmetrical structure is formed, intermediate portions of the tension and compression members being spaced by strut or bolster column portions in accordance with the usual practice.

The compression member 2 and tension member 3 are both prefrably channel or U shape cross section. The compression member is formed with an upper web portion 5 and depending flange portions 6, said depending flange portions] being preferably provided with ribs or beading 7 along their outer lower edges. Likewise, the tension member 3 is formed with an upper web 8 and V edgesof these webs or gussets 16 preferablyslope from the connection 11 between the depending flanges 9 formed with beading 10 on the inner surfaces thereof along the lower edges.

The webs 5 and 8 of the compression and tension members, respectively, are continued outwardly from the central portion of the frame and are finally merged or connected together preferably over the central portion of the ournal boxes 4 along a curved portion 115 Inother-words, the web 5 ispreferably curved downwardlyover a journal box at each end thereof and the web 8 is preferably curved upwardly at the corresponding posi-' tions so that one web forms, in effect, a continuation of the other, as illustrated particularly in Figure 1. It will be noted that this merging between the webs 5 and 8 preferably occurs over the axis or center of each journal box. V

It will be noted that, contrary to the usual side frame construction, the web 8 doesnot intersect or merge with the journal boxes 4 but rather passes outwardly and upwardly above-the upper inner corner of each journal box to meet the*web'5 of the compression member above the roof of each box. The depending flanges 9, however, are preferably widened adjacent'theouter ends and merge with the inner side walls of each journal box, as indicated at 12. Likewise, the depending flanges 6 of the compression member 2 are preferably continued beyond the web 5 thereof and extended to merge with the roof 13 of each journal box, the outer edges thereof being preferably curved along a slope corresponding to the general direction of the end portions of the compression member to an upright position corresponding to the outer side walls of the journal boxes.

The depending flanges 6 of the compression member above the web 8 of the tension -member curve downwardly and around the outer corners of the usual triangular openings 14 between the compression and tension members and finally extend downwardly and inwardly to merge with the depending flanges 9 of the tension member, at 15. In-

asmuch as the flanges 6 and 9 are in line, one may be'considered as a continuation of the other adjacent the journal boxes, so that the web of the tension member diverges from and extends below the upper edge or contour of'said member adjacent the ends thereof, as will be apparent particularly from- Figures I 1 and 2 of the drawings.

For further 'rigidifying the connection between the compression and tension members and the journal boxes, a web or flange 16 is preferably provided over each journal box extending parallel with'therflanges 6 and 9 of the compression and tension members from the web f the tension member to the roof 13 of each journal box. The outer journal boxes are preferably additionally reinforced by laterally extending gusset por tions 18 between the innerside walls of the journal" boxes adjacent the upper edges thereof and the side edges of the web 8 or the upper edges of the depending flanges 9,

formed as "flaring extensions on the web of the tension member which curve downward- 1y toward the ends of the frame and merge with the roofsfof the boxes. Uprighttrian gular gussets 19. may-also-be provided ex tending laterally-from the depending flange portions 6 to the roof 13, of each journal box approximately in line with the inner brass lugs 20. I

It will be apparent that by virtue of the aforedescribed construction, a cast-side frame 1s provlded 1n which the main truss portion thereof is separate from the journal boxes at 7 each end thereof but castiintegral therewith.

That is the main truss portion, or the webs 5 and 8 thereof, does not merge directly with the journal boxes but is connected thereto by the depending flanges 6 from the compression member, the depending flanges 9 from the tension member, the auxiliary web portion.

16 between said depending flanges and the triangular gusset portions 18 and r 19. By such a construction secondary stresses adjacent the journal boxes are decreased, the journal boxes being rigidly connected atthe ends of the frame, however, by the various flanges, webs and gusset portions before described. Having now described my invention, I claim:

1. A side frame comprising a main truss portion and journal boxes separate from said truss portion but integral. with the frame and braced with respect thereto by longitudinally disposed webs intermediate the side;edges of said truss portion. V.

' 2. A side frame comprising a tension member, a compression member, and integral journal boxes, said tension and compression members being formed with web and flange portions, the web portions between the flange edges curving downwardly to provide flaring ends uniting with the boxes.

3. A side frame comprising a tension meme ber, a compression member and journal boxes integral therewith, said tension andcompre'sw boxes.

boxes at-the ends of said members, said tension and compression members being generally U-shape in cross-section with the webs thereof merging adjacent the journal boxes and the flanges extending from said webs to said journal boxes, and a web disposed be tween said flanges and connecting the tension and compression member webs to the boxes.

5. A truck side frame comprising a tension member, a compression member and journal boxes at the ends of said members, said tension and compression members being generally U-shape in cross section with the web of the tension member passing above the upper inner corner of each journal box and connected to said corner by flaring extensions outwardly of the flanges thereof.

6. A truck side frame comprising a tension member, a compression member and *8 journal boxes at the ends of said members,

said tension and compression members being generally U shape in cross section with the web of the tension member passing above the upper inner corner of each journal box I andcurved to aline and merge with the web of the compression member over the journal box.

7. A truck side frame comprising a tension member, a compression member and journal boxes at the ends of said members, said tension and compression members being generally U shape in cross section with the web of the tension member passing above the upper inner corner of each journal box, curved upwardly, alined and merging with the corresponding end of the web of the com pression member over the journal box, and flanges extending from the tension member web and joining with the journal boxes.

8. A truck side frame comprising a tension member, a compression member and journal boxes at the ends of said members, said tension member and compression member being inverted channel shape in cross sec- .J tion with the webs thereof oining with each other over the journal boxes and connected with said journal boxes by the flanges extending from said webs, the flanges of the tension member having their lower edges concavely -j curved to effect a widening thereof adjacent the boxes, the strength of connection being further increased by flaring the web of the tension member beyond the flanges and extending said flared portions to unit with the 9. Altr-uok side, frame comprising a ten sion member, a compression member and journal boxes at theends of said members, said tension and compression membersbeing channel shape in cross: section with the flanges of'the compression member'extendcd to the tension, member adjacent the. ends thereof, and from there continued as flanges of said tension member and connected with the journal boxes, the web of the tension member being flared below the roofs 'ofthe' journal boxes beyond the flanges theieof, said flared portions curving downwardly below the: normallevel of the web toward the ends of the frame and merging with the roofs of the boxes.

- 10. Atruchrside' framecomprising a tension member, a compression member and. journal boxes at the ends of said members, said tension and compression members being generally channel shape in cross section with openings therebetween adjacent; the outerv ends thereof, the flanges of said members being curved around the outer corners of said openings and joined, with the web of the ten-j sion member extended in diagonal planes, passing over the roofs of the boxes, and diverging from the uppercontour thereof adjacent its ends, and means disposed between said flanges and directly connecting the web of the tension member to the boxes.

11..A truck side frame comprising atension member, a compression member and journal boxes at the ends of said members, said tension and compression members being generally channel shape in cross section with openings therebetween adjacent the outer ends thereof, the flanges of said members being curved around the outer corners of said openings and joined, with the Web of the tension member extended in diagonal planes and diverging from the upper contour thereof adjacent its ends, said web passing above the journal boxes, curved upwardly, and merg ing with the web of the, compression mem ber. r

12. A truck side frame comprising a tension member, a compression member and journal boxes at the ends of said members, saidtension and compression members being generally U shape in cross section with the webs thereof merging adjacent the journal boxes and the flanges extending from, said webs to said journal boxes, and transverse gussets extending from the sides of the tension member nanges to the adjacent portions of thejournal boxes and curved downwardly to below the normal plane ofthe tension member web.

13. A truck, side frame comprising compression and tension members, and journal boxesat the ends of said members, the compression and tension members being generally channel-shape in section with webs merging together but not with the journalboxes, adjacent said boxes, and flanges continued to mergewith said boxes, and intermediate webs between said flanges extending from said tension member to the journal boxes.

14. A truck side frame comprising compression and'tension members and journal boxes at the ends of said members, the compression and tension members being generally channelshape in section withwebs merging together but not with the'journal boxes,

7 adjacent said boxes, and flanges continued to merge with said boxes, and an upright web extending between the roof of each j ournal-box and the adj acent portion of the tension member web for strengthening the connection' therebetween. v

15. A east side frame for. car trucks having tension and compression members, the plate of the tension member being extended at its upper end and having arcuate form and merging from the upper side of the tension member into the top transverse plate of the compression member.

16.'A east side frame for car trucks having a compression member, a tension member, a journal" box, a web rising from the top of the tension member and connecting the side walls of the compression member, and a rib connecting the ournal box with the top of the compression member and with said web.

17 A east side frame for car trucks having a compression member, a. tension member, a journal box, and a continuous'arcuate web integrally connecting the top of the compression member'with the top of the tension member in the region adjacent the journal box and spaced from the journal box, said-"web also integrally uniting the side flanges of the compression member.

18. A cast side frame for car trucks having a compression member, a tension member, a ournal box, the tension and compression members being inverted channels having their side walls united with the journal box, and an arcuateweb integrally connecting the tops of the compression and tension members and the side walls of'the compression member and located in the region of the journal box and spaced from the box.

19. A cast side frame for car trucks having a journal box, a compression member, a

tension member, the tension and compression members being inverted channels having their side walls united with the-journal box, and an integral connection between the sidewalls of the compression member in the region of the journal box and extending upwardly from the end of the tension member web to the end of the compression member web.

'20. A truck side frame comprising a tension member, a compression member and journal boxes at the ends of said members,

said tension and compression members be ing generally U-shape in cross section with the web of the tension member passing above the level of the upperinner corner of each,

level of the upper inner corner of'each journal box, curved upwardly, alined and merging with the corresponding end of the web of the compression member, and flanges extending from the tension member web and joining with the journal boxes.

22. A truck frame having journal boxes at the ends thereof, said frame having top and bottom compression and tension members cast in one piece, said members being channel shaped in cross section with their webs on the upper sides thereof, the web of the tension member projecting into the space between the tops of the journal boxes and the web of the compression member and curved adjacent the latter. 1

23. A truck frame having journal boxes at the ends thereof, said frame having top and bottom compression and tension members cast in one piece, said'members being channel shaped in cross section with their webs on the tegral journal boxes at the ends thereof, said frame comprising a compression member and a tension member, each of channel form with the web of the channel on its upper side, said frame having end portions with relatively deep sidewalls into which the side walls of the tension and compression members merge and which are integrally joined to the j ournal boxes across the tops, the web of the tension member having a curved extension integral with the side walls above each journal box, each of said extensions lying between 1 the web of the compression member and the top of the journal box.

25. A unitary cast truck framehaving integral journal boxes at the ends thereof, said frame comprising a compression member and a tension member, each of channel form with the web of the channel on its upper side, said frame having end portions with relatively deep side walls into which the side walls of the tension and compression members merge and which are integrally joined tothe journal boxes across the tops, the web of the ten sion member having a curved extension in tegral with the side walls above each journal box,.each of said extensions lying between the web of the compression member and the top of a journal box, the side walls of said.

tension member having inturned lower edges.

26. A unitary cast truck frame having integral journal boxes at the ends thereof, said frame comprising a compression member and a tension member, each of channel form with the web of the channel on its upper side, said frame having end portions with relatively deep side walls into which the side walls of the tension and compression members merge and which are integrally joined to the journal boxes across the tops, the web of the tension member having a curved extension integral with the side walls above each journal box, each of said extensions lying between the web of the compression member and the top of the journal box, said webs terminating short of the ends of the frame.

27. A truck frame having journal boxes at the ends thereof, top and bottom compression and tension members cast in one piece, end portions integral with the compression and tension members and extending across the tops of the journal boxes, said members being of channel form and said end portions having side walls into which the flanges of the compression and tension members merge, and a reinforcing web extending across the space between the side walls of each end portion, said reinforcing webs extending downwardly from the web of the compression member at an inclination thereto and having their ends disposed over said journal boxes and carried by the side walls of the compression member.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

MARK H. MARTIN. 

